Charlie E Posted February 2, 2019 Report Share Posted February 2, 2019 I've had my new Hegner a couple of months now and this is where I have it set up, mostly because that's where my Dewalt was. I plan to build a tilted base to put under it but keep it where it is. I had to add the post on the front of my bench under the saw to stop vibration. I really like the Hegner. The only thing at all I wish was different is how much the arm raises. I'm a bottom feeder so I don't mind that you can't top feed but I'm working on an intricate fretwork piece and it definitely slows me down having to hit lots of tiny holes with limited space underneath. I removed the rubber grommet to gain the extra fraction. Still I would buy one again. It purrs like a kitten and is obviously well built, but then it should for the money shouldn't it. I'm thankful I had the nice trumpet to sell to pay for most of it. OCtoolguy and Scrolling Steve 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OCtoolguy Posted February 2, 2019 Report Share Posted February 2, 2019 1 minute ago, Charlie E said: I've had my new Hegner a couple of months now and this is where I have it set up, mostly because that's where my Dewalt was. I plan to build a tilted base to put under it but keep it where it is. I had to add the post on the front of my bench under the saw to stop vibration. I really like the Hegner. The only thing at all I wish was different is how much the arm raises. I'm a bottom feeder so I don't mind that you can't top feed but I'm working on an intricate fretwork piece and it definitely slows me down having to hit lots of tiny holes with limited space underneath. I removed the rubber grommet to gain the extra fraction. Still I would buy one again. It purrs like a kitten and is obviously well built, but then it should for the money shouldn't it. I'm thankful I had the nice trumpet to sell to pay for most of it. There is a post somewhere here on SSV that shows how to cut off that stop nub and gain a whole lot of arm height. Not sure you would want to do that to a brand new saw but it definitely solves that problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie E Posted February 2, 2019 Author Report Share Posted February 2, 2019 19 minutes ago, octoolguy said: There is a post somewhere here on SSV that shows how to cut off that stop nub and gain a whole lot of arm height. Not sure you would want to do that to a brand new saw but it definitely solves that problem. Had not heard of that. Yeah I'd have to know what that did to the warranty but, tempting. OCtoolguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OCtoolguy Posted February 2, 2019 Report Share Posted February 2, 2019 3 minutes ago, Charlie E said: Had not heard of that. Yeah I'd have to know what that did to the warranty but, tempting. I wouldn't do it until it's out of warranty and I also thought that you could get away with maybe taking just part of that casting nub off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrampaJim Posted February 7, 2019 Report Share Posted February 7, 2019 Check out this link: Charlie E and OCtoolguy 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockytime Posted February 7, 2019 Report Share Posted February 7, 2019 Ahhh, sorry. I got it. OCtoolguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockytime Posted February 7, 2019 Report Share Posted February 7, 2019 Never mind. I think I'm having a SENIOR moment! OCtoolguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrappile Posted February 7, 2019 Report Share Posted February 7, 2019 GrampaJim has what I had stored away. Stoney's mods. I came close to doing them. The Hegner took me a while to get the hang of and many emails to Advanced Machinery. But all of a sudden we fell in sync and I would not part with my Hegner, unless I had do quite scrolling all together. I like it just as it is and am so comfortable with it now that I have decided I don't need to make any mods to it. Charlie E and OCtoolguy 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stoney Posted February 7, 2019 Report Share Posted February 7, 2019 Hi Charlie, I made the moving the upper arm stop modification on my Hegner after the warranty expired. I would advise anyone contemplating making permanent modifications to their scroll saws to not do them until their warranty expires. That being said I have no regrets on the ones I have made. I haven't a clue why Hegner decided to put the upper arm stop in it's present location other than its relationship to the holddown and its present hardware location which I also modified. All I can tell you is with the upper arm stop modification I made it is much easier to thread blades through the work piece especially on large fretwork. GrampaJim, Charlie E and OCtoolguy 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie E Posted February 7, 2019 Author Report Share Posted February 7, 2019 2 hours ago, stoney said: Hi Charlie, I made the moving the upper arm stop modification on my Hegner after the warranty expired. I would advise anyone contemplating making permanent modifications to their scroll saws to not do them until their warranty expires. That being said I have no regrets on the ones I have made. I haven't a clue why Hegner decided to put the upper arm stop in it's present location other than its relationship to the holddown and its present hardware location which I also modified. All I can tell you is with the upper arm stop modification I made it is much easier to thread blades through the work piece especially on large fretwork. Thanks. I'm usually one who would say forget the warranty, but with the warranty being 7 years and considering the cost of the saw I'm not planning on doing it any time soon. OCtoolguy and stoney 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Posted February 7, 2019 Report Share Posted February 7, 2019 So glad you like your Hegner Charlie. Sometimes I find it easier to remove the bottom blade holder from the clamp, slide it out of the slot, flip the work over and feed the blade through the next hole from the top (backside of the piece) then flip it back over and re-insert the bottom clamp. So you can top feed, sort of! Rob Charlie E and OCtoolguy 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockytime Posted February 7, 2019 Report Share Posted February 7, 2019 Got to say that on my Hawk bottom feeding on larger pieces with #60 drilled holes it is no picnic. Charlie E and OCtoolguy 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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